21 October 2020
OSIRIS-REx successfully touches asteroid Bennu
... make the decision to stow the material on 30 October, said Rich Burns, OSIRIS-REx project manager at Goddard. The sample will be stored in the Sample Return Capsule (SRC) by the robotic arm and preparations will be made for the spacecraft to leave...
03 December 2018
OSIRIS-REx officially arrives at Bennu today
... between 60 and 2000 grams (2–70 ounces). Providing all goes well, the Sample Return Capsule, along with its carrier (OSIRIS-REx) will head back to Earth in March 2021 on a return trip that will last two and a half years. Its outer...
